Eric Austin

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September 03, 2013 | 10:49 AM<p>The NFL season has begun -- and hope abounds for every team and every city. The Denver Broncos defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the first game of the season, which was something of a surprise to NFL fans. But for the Marketplace Wealth & Poverty Desk, it was exactly in …

The news that the play adapted from that brilliant book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time won seven Olivier awards on Sunday has caused me mixed feelings. When it was published 10 years ago, I was the 15-year-old sister to a nine-year-old boy who, like the novel's protagonist, has …

Carly Fleischmann has autism and cannot speak. She communicates with her family and the wider world using computers and tablets -- a skill she began to develop when she was 10, and for years, has been an advocate for autism awareness.<p>One of the 18-year-old's most creative communications, a 2012 …

Spencer Timme is often asked what having an older brother with autism is like -- if it's hard, frustrating, or different. "Nah, not really," he responds with a laugh.<p>The 20-year-old posted a short film about his best friend and brother, Mitchel, to YouTube in January, but the heartfelt tribute has …

<b>Click here to read an original op-ed from the TED speaker who inspired this post and watch the TEDTalk below.</b><p>The recent discovery that my son Jeremy sees and feels emotions as colors has been a life changer. Until now, I only saw the difficulties associated with his living in a world that is too …

A European minister's comments in 2009 about the "autistic" nature of British foreign policy were not merely politically naive (or perhaps merely dishonest), they reflected a common misconception. The autistic person, in this view, is someone so self-involved that he (it's usually a he) is blind to …

Bookmark this for when you're having a bad day or when you just need a distraction and want to play. There's something so soothing about these single-serving sites.<p>Major h/t to this post by Tumblr user Writing Weasels and the website The Useless Web for providing me with endless hours of amusement.

From Thomas Jefferson to drug kingpins, surfing has influenced generations.<p><b>What happens when two middle-aged surfers paddle into the lineup at a world-famous California surf break?</b><p><b>When the two surfers in question are serious science historians at preeminent California universities, the result is a</b> …

We looked at major developments, cultural trends, and global festivals to find the hottest places to travel around the world in 2013.<p>There are vast untouched landscapes that offer incredible outdoor experiences, cities that are experiencing a cultural rebirth, and up-and-coming destinations that …

We've created the ultimate list of the best hotels in the world by aggregating four notable hotel rankings made by elite travel publications and websites.<p>The rankings we used were Travel + Leisure's World's Best Hotel Awards, Conde Nast Traveler's Top 100 Hotels & Resorts (part of its annual …